How to Move and Delete a user account in Win Server 2003 Domian Controller

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In this tutorial we will see how to move users and delete users in Win Server 2003 domain Controller

Move a user account

Using windows Interface

• Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.

• From Active Directory Users and Computers/domain node/Users – click Users Or, click the folder that contains the user account.

• In the details pane, right-click the user you want to move, and then click Move.

• In the Move dialog box, click the folder to which you want to move the user account.

Using a command line

• Open Command Prompt from click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.

• Type the following command

dsmoveUserDN [-newparent ParentDN]

Options

UserDN – Specifies the distinguished name of the user object to be moved.

ParentDN – Specifies the new location to which you want to move the user object. The new location is specified as the distinguished name of the new parent node.

Delete a user account

Using windows Interface

• Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.

• From Active Directory Users and Computers/domain node/Users – click Users Or, click the folder that contains the user account.

• In the details pane, right-click the user account, and then click Delete.

Using a command line

• Open Command Prompt from click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.

• Type the following command

dsrmObjectDN

Option

ObjectDN – Specifies the distinguished name of the user object to be deleted.